DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
sioux f nioi
WIND, RAIN, FIRE, MARK TEMPES
TUOUS EVENING WAS NEAR
TORNADO.
WHERE UNCLE SAM WILL LOSE CASTE
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GOSSIP FR0MJ3JATE HOUSE
Deposits in state savings banks show
a total of nearly $4,000,000. according
to a. report from the state board.
BIG GAIN ON THE VERDUN FRONT
ANNOUNCED BY PARI8
WAR OFFICE.
FIVE MEN HOLD UP PAY CAR IN
DETROIT GUARD IS
WOUNDED.
The boys at Camp Llano had their
first big tramp last week, when they
indulged in an eight mile practice
march.
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FLEURY
$3710
C.a actuoUy ft I rkl ng tJ
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TOTAL LOSS IS $100'000.00
Uprooted Trees Blocked Cars Houses
Unroofed; Glass Shattered in Stores
Autos Carried In Torrents Storm
Broke Suddenly.
WMlem Hrxifiktitt Union Nwi 8rrilr
Sioux City, la. Preceded by an un
suspicious gathering of clouds and n
few guests of rain that brought ejacu
lations of relief from parched thous
inds, a terrifying electric storm leaped
ut of tho west at 9 o'clock Sunday
Went, unroofing numerous small
fcouses, beating In plato glass windows
worth thousands of dollars, tearing up
great trees and tossing them across
car tracks, and swooping away more
than a scoro of small automobiles that
stood In the path of street torrents.
Tho total loss In the city may reach
$100,000, according to members of the
tiro and pollco departments. In Borne
loctlons, notably In parts of Morning
Bide, It was lmposslblo to reach ser
iously affected places In nutomobllcs,
owing to groat barriers of trees, poles
and wlros which lay In tangles across
tho streets.
Trolley scrvlco to mnny parts of the
city was blocked at tho onset of tho
storm. A falling polo struck a moving
car and stopped It. An Instant later n
trco wabbled' from Its baso In tho park
ing and collapsed directly behind tho
car. From this doublo barricade tho
car was rescued hours later.
Sunday throngs at Hlversldo and
Crystal lnko woro caught In tho down
pour. Breaking of storo windows and the
consequent fear of looting resulted in
tho calling out of all pollco reserves by
Roundsman W. II. Keanc. Tho busi
ness district was heavily patrolcd after
tho storm.
Men from nearly every fire station,
working under tho direction of Assist
ant Chief Henry I'ecaut, wero busy
tho greater part of tho night clipping
IIvo wires and romovlng other ob
structions from tho streets. A "hot"
wlro and Sixth and Pearl streets sput
torod nearly an hour, burning a black
streak on tho concrete sidewalk. An
other wlro was a menaco for a time
at Eighth and Douglas streets. At
Tenth and Wall streets an electric
light polo caught llro, but was extin
guished by flromon.
FRENCH BLACKLIST U. S. FIRMS.
List Fills 24 Columns Directed Analnsl
' Americans.
Paris. Tho official Journal publish
ed tho namoB of American Individuals
and firms which havo boon placed on
tho French blacklist under tho trading
with tho enomy act. Tho list, which it
marked No. 1, Is tho samo as regards
Amorican individuals and firms as
that given out In London July 18.
Tho comploto list printed In tho of
flclal journal, covers twenty-four col
umns and Includes firms and Individ
uals In Africa, South Amorlcu, Jnpan
tho Philippines, Cuba, Denmark, Spain
Portugal, Groeco, Holland, Norway and
Sweden, with whom Fronch cltlzcnp
aro forbidden to trado.
Tho list is preceded by a notlco from
tho commlttco of restriction of sup
piles and of commerco with tho enomy
saying that tho list Is Incomplete nnr
tho fact that a firm and person is no
Inscribed on it cannot bo invoked in
any way, and that French merchant r
having commercial relations with nou
trals must, in caso of doubt, continue
to mako tho supplementary depositions
provided in tho customs declaration
when talcing out goods.
"Insect Baas" Dispels Fleas.
Now York. Eight -hundred "insect
bags' designed to protect tho troops
from fleas which infest many of the'
camps along tho Mexican bordor have
been forwarded to tho soldlors of
tho Twelfth Infantry, Now York na
tional guard, at McAlon, Tex., by the
women of tho army and navy supply
commlttco of tho American Defense
socloty. Tho bags aro filled with
napthalcno nnd aro mado to fit ovor
a man's shoulders, ono ond suspended
down his chest and tho other down his
back. Tho commlttco plans to Bupply
other Now York guardsmen with tho
bags
Foodituff Exports.
Washington, D. C Exports of food
stuff, cotton and oils from thotUnl
ted tatos during tho fiscal year Just
onded did not equal thoso of tho prov
Ioub year. Statistics announced by tho
dopartmont of commerco show ship-tnontn-
or those commodities totaled
51,289,735 32C, a docreaso of $58,400,000
from 1915.
$1,000,000 Will Filed.
Sioux City. In Tho will of Mrs.
Julia Lorlllard Bultorflold. of Cold
Hprlng-on-the Hudson, N. Y who loft
bequosts totaling moro than $1,000,000,
haB boen filed for record at tho court
house. Mrs. Butterflold owned Bomo
property In Woodbury county, which
necessitated tho filing of tho will here.
Fall Restores Speech.
I&ndon. A Roldler stricken deaf
, and dumb In tho tronclies rocovered
speech nnd hearing through falling out
af bed in a hospital
FORT S0UVILLE IS RELIEVED
Advance at Monacu Farm on the Som
me Front Berlin Statement Admits
Enemy Made Important Advance
650 Prisoners Captured.
London, Aug. 5. The battle which
litis been raging on the Verdun front
l'or three days tttrncjl In fuvor of the
French on Thursday, with tho greatest
single victory for their urins chronicled
ut thut point slnco tho temporary re
enpture of Fort Douuumont nenrly two
months ago. As the result of the
duy's lighting tho entire village or
Floury Is ugijln In French bunds iih
well as the whole system of trenches
from Thlatimont to tho village find ex
tending us far as hill 320. Berlin ml
mltted tho ndvunco of tho French on
u largo portion of this front.
Tho French ictory, which wns won
on u line from a point half it mile
north of Fort Souvlllo northwesterly
to 'i'hliiumout, which lies almost duo
north of Verdun Itself, Is of Incalcu
lable value to tho French defense. By
tho gain the pressure upon Fort Sou
vlllu Is jjrcutly relieved.
The Communique from Purls says:
"On the Somme front there were
no infantry actions during the day.
In tho region of Monacu farm tho ar
tillery lighting continues.
"On tho right hunk of tho Mouse
our Infantry, continuing Us offensive
action on tliu Thluumont-Floury front,
during tho day, by a series of sucess
slve attacks, captured all tho trenches
between these two points as far as
tho southeast of Thluuiuont work and
to tho edgo of Hill No. 320. Tho vil
lage of Floury, attacked simultane
ously from tho northwest and south
east, has been entirely reoccupled by
our troops after a brilliant action.
Tho number of prisoners taken In this
action so far counted. Is more thun
050. At about the same time as tho
Floury lighting wo delivered n violent
uttack In tho region of Chenols which
enabled us to recapture the greater
part of the ground lost on the day be
foro yesterday."
Tho German statement says:
"North of tho Sommo the lire of
the enemy artillery between the'Ancre
uiid tho Sommo led us to expect a
decisive uttack. Owing to our cur
tain of lire only temporary lighting
developed. In some Isolated sections,
however, It was very heavy.
"On both sides of the Albert
Bnpuumo road and east of Tronea
wood strong Kngllsh attacks broke
down.
"Between Maurepas and the Somme
river French assaults were repeated
seven times. Wo were masters of their
positions after stubborn lighting. Tho
enemy only succeeded lu penetrating
Monacu farm and a trench to the north
ward of that place.
"South of tho Sommo French ad
vances wero repulsed at Barleux and
Estroos.
"The enemy obtained a foothold ou
tho western part of Popper Itldgo
southwest or Floury and lu parts of
our ilrst lino trenches.
"At Thlaumont work, southeast of
Kleury, tho enemy was completely re
pulsed In the mountain forest, with
heavy losses, after ho had temporarily
broken our lino."
HUGHES ITINERARY IS GIVEN
Republican Nominee Leaves New York
on August 5 on Western
Trip.
New York, Aug. 3. Following is tho
itinerary of the western trip of
Charles E. Hughes: August 5, leavo
Njjjv York, evening; August 0, Niagara
l&ills, resting; August 7, Detroit, two
evening meetings; August 8, Chicago;
August 0, St. Paul and Minneapolis,
two evening meetings; August 10,
annul Forks. N. D.. forenoon; Fargo
N. D evening; August 11, on tho
road; August 11', Helena, Mont., after
noon; Butte nnd Missoula, evening;
August lit, Spokane. Wash,, resting;
August 14, Coeur d'Alene, morning
meeting; Spokane, evening; August 15,
Tacoma, Wash., morning; Seattle,
evening, August 10, Portland; August
17, on the road ; August 18-11), San Fran
Cisco; August 20, Los Angeles, rest
Ing; August 21, Los Augelos, resting;
August 23, Ueuo. Nov.. evening; Au
gust 2-1. afternoon, Ogden Utah; eve
ning; Salt Luko ; August 2.r. Cheyenne,
Wyo., evening; August 20. Denver;
August 27 to September 1. Estes Park,
Colo., resting; September 2, Topekn,
Kan., afternoon ; Kansas City, eve
ning ; September 3. on the road ; Sc
tember -1, St. Louis; September 5, Lex
Ington, Ky. ; September 0 and 7, en
route to Maine, arriving In Portland
tho afternoon of the 7th.
Gormany Has More Food.
Berlin, Aug. 7. Tho food sltuiitlon
In Germany Is satisfactory, nccordlng
to an olllclal statement dealing with
tho economic status of the nation.
The statement compares tho harvests
of 1011 and 11)15.
Finger Prints on Passports.
Berlin. Aug. 7. The taking of fin
ger prints has ceased, being directed
solely against criminal classes, slnco
Au&ust 1, when new Prussian pass
ports must bear the tlnger prints of
'.heir holders.
HANGED AS TRAITOR!
SIR ROGER CASEMENT PAYS PEN
ALTY WITH LIFE.
One-Time Brltloh Knloht Executed In
Courtyard of Pentonvllle Prison
by a Barber.
London, Aug. !. Sir Uoger Case
ment was executed as a traitor at 0 :()7
o'clock Thursday morning In the yard
of Pentonvllle prison.
The last moments of the condemned
man wero not without Interest. Over
night tho public hangman, a man
named Ellis of Itochdale, who Is a
hairdresser when he Is not hanging
people, arrived at tho prison. Ellis
received a fee of 5 ($25) from the
undersherlff, who wns supposed to do
the gruesome work, but under the tra
ditional custom hnd tho privilege of
hiring someone to do It for him.
Early In tho morning Ellis tested tho
scaffold with n bag of sand of exactly
the same weight as Casement. The
prisoner was aroused about seven
o'clock, and, performing his toilet, re
ceived a visit from tho governor of
tho prison, O. It. M. Davis. Then he
was asked what ho wanted for break
fast. In tho last moments Cnsement wns
visited by a Itouuiu Catholic priest
the prisoner recently embraced the
Catholic faith. Tho two remained clos
eted together until a few minutes be
fore nine o'clock.
Then a medical officer, tho under
sheriff and tho hangman entered. The
hangman lost no time commencing his
duties. Sir Koger's arms were
strapped to his side and he took his
place In tho solemn procession to the
scaffold, a short distance from the
cell. As the procession moved on, the
clergyman read tho burial service.
The condemned man stepped on the
.scaffold; his legs wero pinioned, then
the rope was placed around his neck.
Lastly the white hood was placed
over tho condemned man's head.
While this was going on tho chap
lain recited prayers, and with a few
moments after nrrlvtng at the scaf
fold tho executioner touched the spring
nnd tho unfortunate man wns hurled
Into eternity.
DANISH TREATY IS SIGNED
Lansing and Minister Brun Ratify
West Indies Sale Details Tern-
porarily Withheld.
Washington. Aug. 7. Secretary of
Stato Lansing and Minister Brim of
Denmark In New York on Friday signed
tho treaty between the United States
and Denmark under which this country
purchases the Danish West Indies for
$25,000,000.
Secretary Lansing Immediately no
tilled Acting Secretary Polk, who made
the announcement, here. Details will
not bo given out, ofllclals here said,
until tho treaty Ih formally placed be
fore tho United States and tho Danish
parliament for rntlllcatlon.
STEAMER SUNK BY U-BOAT
Many Passengers Thought to Have
Dted on Italian Mail Ship
Letimbro.
London, Aug. 5. Tho Italian mall
steamer Letimbro has been sunk by
a submarlno nnd 23 survivors have ar
rived at Malta, suysu Reuter dispatch
from that place. Two boatloads with
survivors also havo arrived at Syra
cuse. The Letimbro carried a crew of
57 and her passengers numbered HI).
It Is believed that a large numer of
them lost their lives. Tho passengers
Included women niul children.
Decrease in Plague Cases.
Now York, Aug. 5. A decrease of
12 In tho number of now cases of
Infantile paralysis was reported here.
Tho number of deaths, however, was
Increased by three. The total number
of eases to date aro 4.CS0, and tho
deaths 1,025.
Wants Congress to Adjourn.
Washington, Aug. 5. President WIN
on again sent word to congress that
he wanted It to adjourn before Sep
tember 1. Senator Jiuiioh Hamilton
Lewis was summoned to the White
House and given tho message.
Four Guilty In Treason Plot.
Vleiinu. Aug. 5. After a fortnight's
trial before tho landwehr divisional
tribunal of the relehstag. Deputies
Choc, Burlvul, Vojnu nnd Netollcky
havo been convicted as accessories to
Uigh treason of Professor Maoiinyk.
U-BOAT LEAVES U. S.
SUBMARINE DEUTSCHLAND ON
WAY TO GERMANY.
United States Cutter and Police Boat
Escort Submarine to See That
She Is Not Damaged.
Baltimore Md.. Aug. 3. Tho Ger
man merchant submarine Deutschlnnd
departed on Tuesday on her perilous
vojngo to her home port.
When the subsoil boat untied from
her mooring and started slowly on
her way she was escorted by several
government boats.
The police boat Lannon was on ono
side; the United States cutter Apache
on tho other. The tug Tlmmlns,
"guardian angel" for the submnrlne,
led tho procession to the outer har
bor, where a small fleet of British
and French warships, lying outside the
three-mllo limit, were prcpnred to
mako an attempt to sink the Germnii
ship the moment she passed out of
United States territory.
The Deutschlond has fooled the wait
ing warships and passed out the Vir
ginia capes at 8:30 o'clock Wednesday
night, eluding tho hostile fleet with ri
diculous ease.
As peacefully as n ferryboat tho
Deutschland dived Into tho open sen,
homeward bound for Germnny. She
apparently was unobserved by the al
lied patrol waiting just outsldo the
three-mllo limit.
RAIL MEN ASK MEDIATION
Conference Will Be Recumed In Hope
of Averting Strike Vote
for Walkout.
Washington, Aug. 4. Labor leaders
representing employees of big trunk
line railroads on Wednesday notllled
the United Stntes board of mediation
and conciliation that the men had
agreed to a resumption' of confer
ences for settlement of till differences,
the next meeting to bo held In Now
York August S.
Tho agreement was n result of the
hoard's Informal request several days
ago that the employees nnd employers
try ngaln to avoid a strike.
Approximately half the 400.000 bal
lots enst by the rallrbad employees In
New York on the question of a nation
wide strike have been counted. A pre
ponderant number of thoso voting
favor striking.
Tho largest number of votes cast
thus far In favor,Qf striking come from
southern members. An olllclal of tho
Southern Association of Trainmen said
09& per cent of tho members of four
orders of railway workers of the South
favor a strike.
K. of P. Name llllnolsan.
Portland, Ore., Aug. C. John I.
Brown of Vnndalla, 111., was elected
supreme chnncellor of tho Knights of
Pythias. Charles S. Davis of Denver
was elected supremo vlcc-chnncellor
after the supreme lodge hnd spent
more thnn three hours In hearing
speeches nominating four candidates
for tho oftlce, which leadR Automatical
ly to the highest office within the gift
of the order.
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SPARKS FROM
THE WIRE
London, Aug. -1. The Cocker line
steamship Britannic of 3.-1S7 tons gross
has been sunk, It was announced at
Lloyd's shipping agency.
Paris, Aug. 3. Six Americans, act
ing as drivers In the American Field
Amluilnnce corps, have received the
Croix do Guerre, It was announced
here.
Home, Aug. 5. The volcanoes of
Mount Etna and Stromboll ure lu vio
lent eruption. So Intense I? the hent
from tho lava that tho sen U boiling
In tho region of the volcanoes.
Italians Repulse Attacks.
Borne, Aug. 7. The Italian war of
flee announced that further progress
has been mado by the Italians In tho
Travignolo valley following the re
pulse of a surprise attack by the Aust-tro-Huugarlans.
Robins Out for Hughes.
Chicago, Aug. 7. Itayiuouil Robins,
who was chairman of the Progressiva
national convention, Issued u stute
ment to his fellow Progresses ex
plalulng that he had decided to sup
port Hughes for the presidency.
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FLEE FROM CITY IN AUTO
Bold Highwaymen, Who Robbed Em
ployces of the Burroughs , Adding
Machine Company, Are Pursued by
Posse Hundreds See Robbery.
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 7. Five desper
adoes, armed with revolvers ond rltlcs,
held up and robbed the pay car of the
Burroughs Adding Machine company
on Friday within full view of hundreds
of persons In the street and escaped
with $37,000 In cash. Uudolph Cooper,
one of the Burroughs guards, was shot
and seriously wounded.
One of the bandits Is believed to bu
Clyde Stratton, who escaped Sunday
night from Jollet penltentlnry.
The bandits escaped In an automo
bile and at last reports were driving
toward the open country to the north,
pursued closely by another car, whllo
several police cars wero trailing. Coun
try olllcers Irom out In "the state nro
rushing toward tho bnnd.
Pollco headquarters havo received
no word from the pollco chasing tho
Burroughs bandits since five o'clock,
when residents of Novl, IS miles north
west, telephoned that they had seen a
car containing live men going at full
speed to the north, closely followed by
another car with two passengers.
Tho robbery wns tho boldest crlmo
of Its kind In tho history of Detroit.
It occurred on Burroughs avenue, be
tween Woodward and Cass avenues.
Hundreds of employees of tho Cadillac
Automobile company saw tho holdup.
Tho pny car containing the paymas
ter, Thomas Sheehan, was returning
to the Burroughs plnnt from a local
bank, nnd It wns followed by another
enr carrying armed guards. The
guards said they were delayed In the
defense of the pay car by the Idea that
the holdup was part of a motion pic
ture, and they did not attempt to In
terfere until It wns too late.
As the pay car was passing tho sldo
of tho Cadillac plant on Burroughs
avenue n touring car drew up along
side and a nlnn stepped out and or
dered tho driver nnd paymaster to
hold up their hands.
Rudolph Cooper, tho driver, grap
pled with the bnndlt, nnd by tho time
he had been overcome the guards
drove up from behind and were met
by four shots fired from Winchesters
by tho robbers. Ono of the bullets en
tered Cooper's hip. The men then
seized five of tho six cash boxes.
CAR STRIKE ON IN GOTHAM
Subway and Elevated Workers
Follow Surface Men Out
Violence Begun.
May
New York, Aug. 5. The employees
of tho New York Railways company
voted ou Friday to strike, and a strike
on all this company's lines was there
fore ordered.
Tho men on practically all the sur
face lines of the city nre out, and New
Yorkers will have to ride on the "L"
or subway, or walk. It Is likely that
the employees of both the "L" and sub
way may follow tho surfuce lines out.
The New York Railways company
ignored tho ultimatum of the union,
tho time limit of which expired nt
three o'clock-, no reply being sent to
union headquarters.
At Wooster street n crowd of strik
ers nud sympathizers stoned a car and
Us crew, forcing n stop. Tho enr had
made Its first round trip -with n strike
breaking crew nnd was starting cast
on Its second trip when tho attack was
made. Pollco reserves hurried to the
scene, nnd after dispersing the crowd
arrested two strlklrfg conductors.
MEXICO WANTS LIMIT OF U. S.
Carranza Representatives to Act "Pref
erably" on the Points Indicated
In Note.
Washington, Aug. 7. GenernI Car
ranzn's reply to the latest American
note accepting his suggestion for n
joint commission to adjust border dif
ferences, but proposing u broader scopo
for tho commission's work, woo deliv
ered to the state department on Fri
day by Ellseo Arredondo, tho Mexican
ambassador designate. It annouiicen
the appointment of three Mexlcnn com
missioners, with Instructions to "de
vote their nttentlon preferably to the
solution of the points mentioned in the
previous note."
If it Is accepted tho next step will
be negotiations between Mr. Polk and
Mr. Arredondo to sot tho time nnd
plnco for meetings of the commission
ers. President Wilson already has un
der consideration n score of names
suggested for the American member
ship. Appeal Arrived Too Late.
Washington. Aug. 7. The state de
partment was notllled that the senate
resolution urging the British to use
clemency In dealing with Irish poli
tical prisoners was delivered Just one
hour after Casement was executed.
Big Blast Is Investigated.
Washington, Aug. 7. The Interstate
commerco commission conducted no
Investigation of tho fatal explosloci lc
New York harbor and found no evi
dence to Indicate that the regulntlonl
had been lolated.
According to reports from Major
Blrkncr, sanitary inspector, tho con
ditions at Camp Llano are about all
that could bo wished for.
Every man in the service at Camp
Llano carried a cord around his neck
with his name and rank In company
Btamped on It as an Identification
card.
It Is said that that a great many of
tho boys In camp on tho bordor are ac
quiring tho habit of straining verac
ity when writing home regarding
camp conditions.
The Young Matron's club of Ord
has raised $58 for Its company In tho
Fifth regiment. The money was sent
to tho boys on tho border and was
greatly appreciated.
Tho boys on tho border aro being
drilled In tho art of pick and shovel
by helping grade a road from Camp
Llano to Mercedes, this making It
easier for supplies to bo transported
to camp.
Montlo Lum, captain of tho Lincoln
company of guardsmen on the bonier,
has acknowledged receipt of a mess
.fund donated !-v L'.ncdln citizein, in a
'.ctter to Cllntcn Brown, who is active
in getting up the- fund.
A rumor that the two Nebraska
regiments would soon bo sent to San
Diego, Cal., has enlivened Interest
among tho men at Camp Llano. There
iv some foundation for the rumor, but
at present It Is merely a rumor.
Bishop Beecher has finally recovered
his grip that he lost when tho Fifth
Nebraska regiment was en route to tho
border. Tho railroad management
searched a week for it and discovered
it behind one of the seats in a tourist
car.
Twenty-three Nebraska counties
who reported decreased valuations to
the state board of equalization in spito
of the fact that this was tho year for
a reappralsement of land values, will
havo to show causo or their valuations
will be raised.
Lieut. G. E. Gardner, Fifth regiment,
former lailway mall clerk of Omaha, Is
slated to assist Captain Paul in the
organization of the machine gun squad
of that regiment on tho border, nnd
will be tendered tho rank of lieuten
ant In tho organization.
The Nebraska railway commission
ha3 wired A. C. Rldgway, chiof ope
rating officer of tho Rock Island at
Chicago, the second protest by tele
gram against an alleged order that
empty cars be sent to Kansas, while
elevators In Nebraska are overflow
ing and cars cannot bo obtained.
Nebraska has the largest acreage
of corn this year she has had In re
cent seasons. Nearly 7.000,000 acres
of corn wero planted and fortunately
most of it was backward because of
tho cool, wet weather of hi early
summer. Most of this core Is just
now beginning to silk and tor the
greater portion tho rain could not
havo been moro timely.
An agreement has been reached be
tween the Nebraska railway commis
sion and the three express companies
doing business in Nebraska for an in-,
qulry into the expenses and revenues
of the business in the state, with a
view to sctlng aside tho rates estab
lished by the 1907 legislature, if the.V
nre found to be lower than the busi
ness justified.
The increase in the assessed valua
tion of lands this year will probably
enable the stato board of assessment
to reduco the state levy nearly 1 mill.
Every four years real estate is re
valued for assessment purposes. This
year lands were revalued, and whllo
the increase is far short of what was
expocted and Is not enough In some
counties, the assessed valuation of all
property in the state, personal and real
estate, will probably bo increased l'rom
$481,000,000 to $500,000,000.
Assessment figures from every ono
of tho counties of the state except
Gage show an increase of $18,000,000
In the assessed value of Nebraska
property for the year. That is an
actual increase of $00,000,000, or about
twice tho increase tho state tax board
first figured upon for the yoar.
Food Commissioner Harruan Is de
termined that dealers handling gaso
line must comply with the law, and
hereafter that containers of that pro
duct will be required to bo labelled
with Its proper specific gravity.
State Superintendent Thomas will
Eoon aunounce plans for the rural
school meetings to be held at the stato
fair grounds September C and 7. All
districts organized uuder sub-division
3 of the law aro asked to send a dele
gate and if one Is not olected tho
cdunty superintendent may appoint.
There nre 6,500 of theso districts In
the state, and a large meeting Is ex
pected. Governor Morahcad Is to tako
part In tho proceedings. The fore
noons are to bo devoted to delibera
tions and reports of committees and
the afternoons to public addra'e?.
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